Spring-board seat for dumping-carts.



No. 633,9sl. y Patented sept. |9, |399. w. N. HouGHTALlNG. SPRING BOARDSEAT'FDR DUMPING C'ARTS.

(Application 'led Lug. 14, 1899.;

(No Model.)

UNIIED l, STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM N. HOUGHTALING, OF ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT.

SPRING-BOARD SEAT FOR DUlVlPING-CARTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,381, datedSeptember 19, 1899.

Application filed August 14, 1899. Serial No. 727,173. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that LWI'LLIAM N. HOUGHTAL- ING., of Ansonia, in the countyof New Haven and State of Connecticunhave invented a new Improvement inSpring Board Seats for Dumping-Carts, dto. 5 and I do hereby declare thefollowing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full', clear, and exactdescription of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent, in#Y Figure 1, a broken perspective viewof a springboard seat constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig.2, a broken view thereof in longitudinal section.

My invention relates to an improvement in spring-board seats for dumpingcarts and kindred vehicles, the object being to provide a simple,convenient, and comfortable seat adapted to be used when the vehicle isloaded or empty and to be readily put into and out of use.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention as herein shown I employ a spring-board A,provided at its rear end with a seat B, which may be made integral withthe board, as shown, or applied to it. At its forward end and upon itsupper face the board is provided with a boss-shaped head C, secured inplace by bolts c c 4and formed with a vertical threaded opening for thereception of the threaded stem of a screw-eye D, the eye of which isclosed into a corresponding eye E, formed at the upper end of acoupling-rod E', the lower end of which is formed with a hook E2, whichis engaged with a staple F, located in convenient position in andpreferably to one side of the center of the front Grof the cart. Underthis construction the coupling-rod is virtually jointed at its upper endto the spring-board and detachably connected at its lower end with thecart. By disconnectingthe hook E2 from the staple F the spring-board maybe -removed from the cart at pleasure and may be as convenientlyreapplied thereto. By turning the screw-eye into or out'of the head Cthe rod Eis virtually decreased or increased in length, whereby thepitch of the springboard `may be regulated and changes therein due touse accommodated, for after the board has been in use some time it willsag more or less, and this sag may be t-aken u p through theinstrumentalityof the screw-eye. Furthermore, the screw-eye provides foradjusting the device to carts which may vary somewhat in the height oftheir bodies.

In order to prevent the spring-board from creeping,7 so to speak, uponthe edge of the front of the cart, I provide it upon its lower face withone or more stops H, which are angle-shaped in cross-section, preferablymade of metal and secured in place by small bolts or rivets g orin anyother manner. As shown, the board is provided with three of these stops,but that number may be increased, if desired. It is apparent that theymay be utilized not only for preventing the board-from creeping,

but for changing the rearward extension of the seat B into the cart.

When in use, myimproved seat is so elastic that it takes the jar andshake of a cart or other kindred springless vehicle from the driver, whois thus afforded a comfortable and convenient seat, which he willgenerally use in returning for a load with an empty cart; but, ifdesired ,he may set the seat so that 11e can use it with a loaded cartif the cart is not too full.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty tomake such changes as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of myinvention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A spring-board seat for dumping-carts and kindred vehicles,comprising a board provided at its rear end with a seat, and acoupling-rod adapted at its upper end to be connected with the forwardend of the board, and at its lower end to be connected with the cart.

2. A spring-board seat fordumping-carts and kindred vehicles, comprisinga board provided at its rear end with a seat, and a coupling-rod havingits upper end flexibly and adjustably connected with the forward end ofthe board and adapted at its lower end to he connected with the cart.

A spring-hoard seat for dumping-carts and kindred vehicles, comprising aboard provided at its rear end with a seat, a screw-eye mounted in theforward end of the said hoard which projects over the front of the cart,and a coupling-rod iointed at its upper end to the said screw-eye, andhaving its lower end adapted to he Connected to the front of the cart.

t. A springboard seat for dumping-carts and kindred vehicles, Comprisinga board pxovided at its rear end with a Seat, a couplingrod forConnecting` the forward end 0f the board with the cart, and one or morestops located upon the lower face of the board for preventing the boardfrom creeping77 upon the upper edge of the Cart.

5. A spring-board seat for dumpingcarts and kindred vehicles,comprisinga board provided at its rear end with a seat, a Couplingrodfor Connecting the forward end 0f the hoard with the cart, and one ormore stops of triangular cross-section applied to the lower face of theboard for engagement with the edge of the front of the cart forpreventing the board from creeping thereupon.

U. A spring-board seat for dumping-carts and kindred vehicles,consisting in the c0mhination with a hoard provided at its rear end witha seat, 0f a head secured to the upper face of the forward end of theboard, and formed with a vertically-arranged threaded opening, ascrew-eye mounted in the said head with its eye downward and its stemeX- tending upward into the threaded opening thereof, a coupling-rodformed at its upper end with an eye for receiving the eye of thescreweye, and at its lower end with a hook for attachment to the frontof the cart, and one or more stops applied to the lower face of theboard for engagement with the upper edge of the front of the cart forpreventing the board from creeping thereupon.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM N. HOUGHTALING.

Witnesses:

FREDERIC C. EARLE, GEORGE D. SEYMOUR.

